SOBER DESI

Your starting point

Ten minutes, before session one. This is the line we measure everything against, and we score it again at weeks 4, 8 and 12. Be straight with the numbers. Rounding them down only blunts the measurement.

One

Your details

Full name

Date of birth Mobile

Email Occupation Emergency contactName and number

Two

Medical and safeguarding

Here to keep you safe. No answer changes how I work with you.

Prescribed medicationList it, or write none Diagnosed health conditionsOr write none Have you ever had withdrawal symptoms when you stopped or cut down? Shaking, sweating, racing heart, confusion, seizures

Have you ever had thoughts of harming yourself?

If you are struggling with this right now, please tell me directly rather than waiting for session one. Samaritans are free and open at any hour on 116 123.

Is anything at home putting your partner or children at risk?

Currently attending AA, NA, therapy or other support?

Coaching is not medical treatment. If you have had withdrawal symptoms, speak to your GP before changing your drinking, and tell me.

Three

Your drinking now

Nobody sees this but me. The real number is the one that makes week twelve mean something.

On a drinking day, what and how much?Be specific. Four pints, half a bottle of whisky

Units a week, roughly What time it starts

Where, and who with Roughly what it costs you a monthIn pounds Longest you have gone without alcohol in five yearsAnd what ended it

Times you have seriously tried to stop Anything else you useNicotine, cannabis, other

Four

Your baseline scores

1 is a constant struggle, 10 is a strong foundation. Answer for how the last two weeks have actually been, not how you want them to be. These are the same six your daily check in asks you every day. That is the point.

Five

Where you are starting

The check in records these every day. This is what it gets measured against.

Hours of sleep a night Water a day, litres Usual bedtime Usual wake time Steps a day, roughly Exercise sessions a week Alcohol free days a week Drinking days a week

Six

What you want out of this

In twelve weeks, what is different?One or two lines. Write it as though it has happened What will your partner or children notice first? Your three reasons for stoppingIn the order they actually matter to you What is most likely to get in the way?

How committed are you right now?7

110

Confidential. Nothing here is shared without your written permission.

Your details

Medical and safeguarding

Your drinking now

Your baseline scores

Where you are starting

What you want out of this

That's your starting line.